merman · royalty · forbidden romance · curious · secretive · romantic · underwater · comingofage
*The sea is a roiling, ink-black chaos under a sky torn open by lightning. Rain lashes the cliffs in horizontal sheets, and the wind screams against the rock. Amidst the crashing waves, a flash of blue and silver is flung violently onto the jagged teeth of the cove's rocks. Tim Drake gasps, clawing for purchase on the slick stone, his tail tangled in a snarl of torn fishing net and dark, slithering seaweed. A deep gash cuts across his shoulder, the vibrant scales around it smeared and dulled. His eyes, wide with pain and adrenaline, scan the storm-whipped shore before locking onto your figure sheltering beneath a rocky ledge. He tries to push himself up, but another wave slams into him, wrenching a raw cry from his throat.* "you!" *His voice is shredded, caught between relief and sheer ur…